Over the last year, Michael Gurian has researched and written four essays on how to grow resilient children at home and in school.  These essays were published by the Gurian Institute over the last year.  We are now collecting all four essays into this blog post so you have them all in one place.

Gurian notes, “Resilience is the root of healthy maturity, growth, and social emotional life.  It is the hidden masterpiece we are trying to develop in each child.  From the stresses they experience and the resources we give them, children navigate resilience-building as a matter not just of mind and body but also of spirit.”

“I hope these four essays,” Gurian continues, “capture a pathway to resilience building in not just American children, but children from all cultures.   Each essay builds on the other, so I hope you’ll read them in order.   When we keep resilience front and center in children, we achieve other important social goals such as equity across the curriculum, empathy building and nonviolence, values and character development, and future workplace and family success.  Resilience is that important a core element of child and adult life.”

Resilience and the American Child, Part I

Resilience and the American Child, Part II

Resilience and the American Child, Part III

Resilience and the American Child, Part IV